Title:SCHOOL PROJECTS FOR MARSH ARABS, AL-AMARAH (MASTER 2) [Allocated Title]
Film Number:BFV 662
Other titles:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Members of the Light Dragoons (TA) visit school projects for marsh Arabs in Al Amarah built as a CIMIC (Civil and Military Cooperation) projects. Edit focusing on Captain Dominic May.
Description: START 09:58:30 Bars and tone.
09:59:29 Scenes of life in the marshes: Arab boat, village life.
10:02:47 CIMIC team crosses bridge to visit school project in Ha Sheria. Colour Sergeant Neil Douglas talks (through interpreter) to the headmaster. The team tour the location and also visit the gloomy classrooms of the old mud school.
10:07:57 New school is being built nearby, and is seen under construction.
10:09:03 Interview with Colour Sergeant Neil Douglas (TA).
10:10:51 Members of the Light Dragoons and the CIMIC team arrive at the new Al Hitma school in civilianised vehicles. They enter the school grounds; Colour Sergeant Neil Douglas greets the headmaster (talking through interpreter). They tour the school.
10:14:27 Colour Sergeant Douglas attends a lesson and joins in.
10:18:40 CIMIC teamm play football with children in the school yards. Children pose for the camera and cheer.
10:20:19 After the school day, children climb into a boat to be forded across the river, joined by Colour Sergeant Douglas.
END 10:23:00
Alternative Title:BRITISH MILITARY OPERATIONS IN IRAQ, 2004 [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:
Object_Number:BFV 662
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:2004-02-25
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Defence Media Operations Centre, RAF Uxbridge (Army Combat Camera Team) (Production company)
Capon, Kevin (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: Operation Telic, Iraq War 2003-2009 (event)
British Army post-2000 (theme)
Iraq post-2003 (theme)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: None
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: DVCPRO
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Tape length: 33; Running time: 16 mins
